As visitors drive into the city of Prince George, they are often greeted by a distinct aroma resembling sulfur and rotten eggs.
Locally, it’s referred to as “the smell of money” due to the longstanding understanding that the scent is generated by pulp mills, which have long been the city’s economic backbone.
But this week, pulp production at one of those mills is coming to a close.
That has some in the city wondering whether the “smell of money” will stop being a feature of the community — for better, and for worse.
‘How will I know I’m nearly home?’
Although the scent is often a hit to the city’s reputation among tourists, many locals have learned to tolerate
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